The latest news, sport, travel and weather for the East Midlands.

The Leicester school is tracing former students and staff to help celebrate its 70th anniversary next year.

It is the first time the 400-year-old bells have come down in more than a century.

The 29-year-old has died at a prison criticised for its "tragic and appalling" death rate.

A keeper who can't stop scoring, a crazy red card and an octogenarian mascot among things you might have missed on Non-League Day.

Chesterfield striker Tom Denton scores an equaliser against his old side Halifax as both sides settle for a draw.

The Department for Education has referred the company to the police and 500 jobs are at risk.

Two children from same family died from a rare complication caused by E. coli.

The 33 decorated robins hidden as part of a trail to celebrate Robin Hood are on show ahead of an auction.

East Midlands Live has now finished for the day however updates from BBC articles may still continue to appear over the weekend.

The live page starts again at 08:00 on Monday.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Earlier we told you The Woodland Trust had warned at least 19 ancient woods will be lost due to the HS2 development - an impact worse than they'd originally anticipated.

Their comments came after the Working Draft Environmental Statement was published yesterday.

A HS2 spokesman said it has a "commitment to designing the scheme to be sympathetic to local context, environment and social setting."

"As work evolves we will seek to reduce harm to the historic environment and deliver a programme of heritage mitigation," he added.

HS2 said they would continue to work with the National Trust and the team at Hardwick Hall and encouraged people to respond to their public consultation.

A live peregrine falcon belonging to Holly Lamar was wearing an ID tag from the dead bird.

BBC Weather

It might still rain tonight in some places but it should be fairly light.

Another windy day likely tomorrow and there will be showery rain at times, but it's going to be warm with maximum temperature of 24°C (75°F).

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Prospective Olympians and Paralympians of tomorrow are being offered a helping hand with funding to support them in their chosen sport.

Nottinghamshire County Council is handing out grants of up to £400 to help with travel, training and accommodation costs.

The fund is open for anyone who has represented their country in the last year and 17:00 on Monday is the deadline for entries., external

Previous sports stars to receive the funding include gymnasts, Sam Oldham, sisters Becky and Ellie Downie (pictured) and swimmers, Ollie Hynd and Charlotte Henshaw.

All have gone on to represent Nottinghamshire as part of Team GB in the Olympics.

Councillor John Handley, said: “In Nottinghamshire, we are proud of our sporting heritage and want to encourage as many young people as possible to become as talented in their sport as they possibly can."

A drug dealer and her supplier who gave a Sheffield Hallam University student drugs before her death have been sentenced to three in prison.

Joana Burns, 22, from Derbyshire, died after taking the Class A drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy, on a night out in Sheffield to celebrate finishing her maths degree in 2017.

Katherine Lavin, 21, of Kentmoor Close, Stockport, pleaded guilty to supplying her friend with the drug, she was sentenced to six months.

Benjamin Williams, 25 of Melbourne Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to supplying a controlled Class A drug and was sentenced to two-and-a-half years.

Joana Burns died after taking the drug on a night out to celebrate finishing her maths degree.

Kit Sandeman
Local Democracy Reporter

The fees parents have to pay to bury dead children and still-born babies are to be removed in Gedling.

At the moment it can cost up to £1,500 for bereaved parents to bury a child under 18 but the borough council has today agreed to scrap this altogether for residents.

People who live outside the borough, but want to bury their child in Gedling, would still pay the fee.

Deputy leader of the council, Michael Payne, said: "In spite of the challenges councils face across the country, councils still have a role to play in making sure that we have compassionate communities.

"Losing any life is utterly tragic, but losing someone at that age is beyond belief and at the darkest moments people go through we should make sure we're standing alongside them."

Under 18 burial fees have already been scrapped throughout Scotland and Wales, but different parts of England can charge separate fees.

Terrorist document The Anarchist Cookbook was found on Adam Thomas's laptop, a court hears.

Sandish Shoker
BBC News

Derbyshire Constabulary has confirmed it has had information referred to them by Action Fraud in relation to the closure of Derby-based 3aaa.

A spokesman said: "Enquiries are ongoing.”

The firm announced yesterday it had gone into administration.

Image source, Google

In a statement, directors said the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) told them they would no longer provide progress payments for learners, and added: "This immediately removes the ability for the company to continue to operate."

They said in the "extreme circumstances" they had no option but to close the business.

Amy Orton
Local Democracy Reporter

The source of an infection that killed two children from the same family has still not been found but is most likely to be "environmental", according to Public Health England.

The agency is investigating the deaths of the siblings, who were from the Charnwood area.

Image source, University of Dundee

It is currently processing samples in an attempt to find out what caused the children to develop hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) - a complication of E.coli affecting the kidneys.

An environmental source could be soil or faecal matter. PHE has reiterated advice on hand hygiene after contact with animals, including domestic pets, in its latest update.